The CQC has demanded monthly maternity safety updates of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust after baby deaths.
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Doctors have warned that thousands of severely disabled children’s lives are at risk because of long waits for ambulances.
Health Education England has launched a new training scheme with the aim of making the route into general practice nursing more accessible.
An independent review is set to begin into the provision of maternity services in south west Scotland. Expectant mothers have faced a lengthy trip to Dumfries since a birthing centre in Stranraer stopped carrying out deliveries five years ago.
Students enrolled in a midwifery course that was suspended over quality concerns have again been left in limbo. Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) was forced to put its three-year BSc degree on hold to new undergraduates last September. This came after the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which acts as a regulator, said students were not being properly supervised during training in hospitals.
Twitter has been updated to allow people to identify themselves as a nurse on their profile in a move that has been widely greeted by the platform’s nurse users. Previously, ‘nurse’ was not listed by Twitter as a professional group, with only the generic ‘medical and health’ label open to nurses, even though the label ‘doctor’ has always been available on the social media platform.
Recent reports from the CQC and MBRRACE-UK paint a shocking picture of deteriorating women’s health services. The government must act now